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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1631-1 (libxml2)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to libxml2 announced via advisory DSA 1631-1.
Insight
Insight
Andreas Solberg discovered that libxml2, the GNOME XML library, could be forced to recursively evaluate entities, until available CPU & memory resources were exhausted. For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.27.dfsg-3. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 package.
Solution
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201631-1